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Heather Jacobs-Whyte  is getting set to call it a career and The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke (MCK) and Council of Chiefs are both congratulating Jacobs-Whyte, today, for her hard work and dedication as she approaches her retirement date. Heather Jacobs-Whyte began her career at the MCK in 2004 after a long and successful career in […]

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake held a press conference this afternoon where they released the annual budget. The 2pm press event saw the presentation of the MCK 2023-2024 fiscal year operating budget of $67.3 million, approved by consensus at a recent MCK council meeting. The budget features highlight’s such as: developments in Housing (with important, […]

There was an hold and secure protocol at Kahnawake Survival School, a procedure that is put into action to ensure the safety of students and staff in the event of a possible threat. Students and staff continue their regular activities inside of the building during the protocol and no person was allowed in or out […]

A scary incident in Kahnawake along Highway 138 Tuesday afternoon. A 31-year-old non-local woman was trying to forge a lane between the cars on the 138 westbound near the 2nd set of lights and damaged several of them as she weaved through traffic. According to the Kahnawake Peacekeepers the incident occurred around 4 pm. Once […]

Martin Morris has been named as Director of the Public Works Unit as part of the MCK. Morris began his career at the MCK in 2003, working at the Sports and Recreation Unit until 2005 as a Zamboni driver at the arena. He will continue to lead both departments until a replacement can be named […]

The post office in town has had to close early. And this is not the 1st time. Lynda Benwell, Postmaster at the Kahnawake Post Office: “Today, we’re very short staffed and therefore we’ll have to be closing early, at 4 o’clock and tomorrow we’ll be back to normal.”  Benwell says there’s a lack of interest […]

Several months after the body of Father Leon Lajoie was exhumed from the St. Francis Xavier Mission in Kahnawake by the Jesuits of Canada, The King International Advisory Group is continuing their investigation into allegations of abuses by certain members of the clergy over the years, including against former Priest Father Henri. The complaints against […]

There is some movement on the new cultural center development. The Multi-Purpose Building Project Team announcing today that the Selection Committee has chosen the architects who will be responsible for the design of the new Cultural Center, Museum & Theatre. Kanien’kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language & Cultural Center (KORLCC) Executive Director Kawennanó:ron Lisa Phillips: “An architectural […]

The Splashpad Bathroom Facility Closed due to Vandalism. The Asset Management Unit of the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke announcing that the bathroom building at the Splashpad at Orville Park will be closed until further notice. According to the MCK, the building has been repeatedly damaged by vandals over the winter period, with the latest incident […]